Delays, Closures As Laurel Digs Out

LAUREL, MD — The blizzard that dumped more than two feet of snow in Laurel is over, and now the digging out is underway.

As the city recovers, there are changes to trash pickup and closures to pass along, including:

• City of Laurel Government Offices, including the Passport Office, will be closed on Monday, January 25, and reopen on Tuesday, January 26, with liberal leave for all employees.
• The City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, January 25, has been rescheduled for Wednesday January 27, at 5 p.m.
• All Park and Recreation activities have been cancelled until Tuesday, January 26.
• Trash and recycle collections scheduled for Monday, January 25, has been cancelled. Monday trash pick-ups have been moved to Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Crews will pick up both Monday and Tuesday trash and recycling on Tuesday. Get your items out early Tuesday.
• The City Public Safety breakfast scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled.

Safety Reminders

• Check on your elderly neighbors and offer any assistance they may need.
• Stay off the roads. The pavement may be deceiving, but there will be plenty of black ice out there which your vehicle will slip and slide on.
• If you must venture out by foot, wear bright clothing so our plows, salt trucks, and other motorists can see you.
• Check your neighborhood fire hydrants to get 3 feet of clearance all around them if you can.
• If you see water pooling near a known storm drain, shovel that out too.

Continue to monitor City of Laurel Facebook, @cityoflaurel and @laurelpio on Twitter for updates.